American Building Solutions

Run! Run fast! Run far! Don’t look back. Somehow he talked me in to thinking these reviews were just bashing. On the contrary. If you need demo done this is your guy. Anything beyond that is way beyond his skill set. It took us thousands of dollars to repair the mess he made renovating a small office. RUN!!!
In answer to his post below about this review… lies. All lies. And I have pictures and documentation and witnesses to prove it. You want to go to court Grayson? Bring it on!

All lies. Three witnesses there. This guy is horrible so please post the contract as you will not give me one. Or use him to see what happens. So our goal was to come up there and have a knucklehead break our stove so I could extend my trip and buy a new stove? Please post the contract you stole from our premises?! Either way we have insurance and will be going after you. This person has zero integrity so anyone can contact me regarding them. Do your research before hiring this person!

This guy is a liar and a cheat. Do not trust him!!! It’s useless posting. as he’ll probably just delete the post. He mentioned bad reviews from another customer that did not want to pay him on here to us when we met. we should have ran then, but we decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and were hopeful it was a bad situation with just that person. also, I could never find the bad reviews he mentioned, so they were probably deleted by him.
What he fails to be honest about in his response to Chris is that he didn’t show up until 4pm. That’s why some basic stuff was done. we were waiting all afternoon and we did some minor things that he wouldn’t have had time to do anyway since he didn’t show until 4pm and we only had 2 days to finish.
A change order was actually submitted on Monday when we re-​assessed what was needed. which included adding some things as well. He took the change order with him along with the contract He never left a copy of the contract or the change order with us. He is telling lies about that.
«I offered to replace the cooktop and or point them in right direction where they could get one at cost through „Reliable Parts“ in Tacoma.» He said he would replace it and his exact words were «There’s this place. something appliance. I have an account with them. I can’t think of the name, but I’ll go by there in the morning and take care of it». He didn’t call us the next morning or the next day. He did not call or return to finish the work ever.
These statements are more blatant lies:
«I did not understand why Chris would want a hood fan above his JenAir cooktop, being that the cooktop had a downdraft fan that was part of the appliances package.» — he told us that downdraft fan wouldn’t do much to help vent and a hood fan would be a good idea.
«After myself and helper lifted the hood fan into position I looked down at the cooktop that was covered and noticed that it had a crack in the glass. Myself and helper upon arrival to the property noticed cooktop was covered already» The cooktop was not covered with anything. It was out and open. This is a complete lie. He just didn’t get a ladder and instead climbed on the stove to put in the vent and broke it.
«seems like that when people try to get over on a contractor and the contractor has the paperwork and the threats don’t work they come to a place like this to try to downgrade a company when in fact that it is you that people need to be aware of for putting shit like this on the internet.» — that is exactly what he said about the previous complaints. seems to be a pattern in his work. The exact reason people should stay away.
We did not threaten. we wanted you to fix what you broke the next day like you said. When you didn’t respond for 2 days, we had to take care of it ourselves. You were not true to your word.

I want to chime in about this contractor as I witnessed. I was present when he damaged the stove at my cousin’s new place. It was a total hack job, from scratches on the wood floor, damage to the wall & cabinetry not to mention the cracked stove top. It’s totally unacceptable to hear any excuse for making sloppy incomplete job and not accpeting damages caused by the contractor. ADVISE *** STAY AWAY *** DON“T HIRE ***
Don’t hire this contractor who expects his disclaimer stating he’s not responsible to damages. It’s unfortunate this contractor didn’t take the necessary procations to avoid the damage in the first place but it’s even worse they have poor business practices that prove you can’t trust this business to do the right thing and pay to fix damages casued by their negligence. It’s really a slap in the face for any home owner to accept collateral damage as a result very poor & sloppy work.

Wow… I was thinking of hiring this business but… well, no thank you. There are too many other talented craftsmen out there who do not have these kinds of reviews. Mr. James, thank you for taking the time to post. By the way, Mrs Grayson, the photos of your work on this job seem to back up what Mr. James has said. It would appear you do not know where to safely install an electrical outlet. I am a kindergarten teacher and even I know not to back something like that up to a shower! Geez… looks like Mr. James has a few legitimate gripes, here. Maybe you should find a new line of work.
My Response to Mr. Grayson’s reply to the above Review:
If by «current» girlfriend, you mean for the past 2 years and 7 months, yes, I am. I point that out only to clarify that I know James well, and he does not steal. In fact, he is over-​generous to people who are in need. As I recall, you were dealing with a move, and James offered his home to you and your family. He cooked you a pot roast, and welcomed your parents and your subcontractors dogs in to his home. When James first told me about you, I said, «absolutely not,» because he has a habit of trying to hire people who are going through difficult times. He believes in giving them an opportunity, and it always backfires on him. I asked him to please at least get phone numbers of people for whom you had worked so we could check you out, but he went ahead and hired you. It is true that I am about to begin a bathroom remodel myself, so if you indeed were a reliable professional, I was interested in knowing that. At first he was very pleased with you because you talked a good game. He kept reassuring me that you were going to do an amazing job. All he wanted was a pre-​made stall shower, but you talked him into a huge tiled shower with two heads, all for a fraction more money and a few extra days work. He believed everything you said, bought everything you asked him to, and paid you more than the bid amount before you had even neared completion. He did all of this for 2 weeks, on a job that you originally said would take two days. Even then James had faith in you. It was not until you disappeared that he realized he had been swindled.
I am glad to hear you value your relationships with customers, and your professional reputation. After all, as a businessman, your reputation is all you really have. You need to protect it, and James needs a shower. I have a suggestion. How about if we meet for a cup of coffee and discuss a settlement? That way, James can recoup some of his financial loss and proceed to hire someone else to remove your work and install a shower. If you are willing to talk with us, perhaps we can resolve this in a professional manner and forego litigation, which is how we plan to proceed if we can not reach agreement with you.
Thank you,
Cindy